The livescan fingerprinting process takes approximately 5 to 10 minutes.

To be livescan fingerprinted you will need to provide the following: Completed Request for Livescan Service Form (BCIA 8016) for your specific need 1. Form of Payment 2. Valid California Driver’s License or ID Card If you do not have access to a valid California Driver’s License or ID Card, you will need to provide both a Primary form of ID and a Secondary form of ID as listed below. ALL forms of identifications must be the original document. No photos or photocopies allowed!

Primary ID

1. U.S. or foreign passport or passport card

2. U.S. Military ID

3. Non-Californian state ID card or driver’s license

4. Permanent Resident Card

5. Canadian ID card or driver’s license

Secondary ID

1. State government-issued birth certificate

2. Marriage Certificate

3. U.S. Tribal or Bureau of Indian Affairs Identification Card

4. Native American Tribal Document

5. Court Order for Name Change/Gender Change/Adoption/Divorce

6. U.S. Government Issued Consular Report of Birth Abroad

7. Draft Record

8. Replacement Certificate of Naturalization

Your employer, or your organization should receive your livescan results within 7 to 10 days. Your livescan fingerprint results will be sent electronically to the organization that requested you to be fingerprinted. This process usually takes three days or less, but can take up to thirty business days. Please allow a minimum of seven days before making a status inquiry to the California DOJ. Applicants should check first with the agency that requested the background review since the California Department of Justice sends results directly to the applicant agency. Requests that require manual processing of criminal history information, such as those involving pre-1945 cases, may also delay the reporting of results. When will I receive my results? Unless you have completed a record review or other specified type of livescan, YOU WILL NOT RECEIVE THE RESULTS OF YOUR LIVESCAN FINGERPRINTS DIRECTLY. They will be sent to the agency requesting your livescan fingerprints.

If the California Department of Justice has sent you or your agency a letter indicating that your fingerprints were rejected for poor quality, please follow the steps below.

• Need copy of rejection letter.

• Fill out a new Request for Livescan form (BCIA 8016) and fill the OATI field with the Applicant Tracking Identifier (ATI) number listed on the rejection letter.

• Bring the completed form, current valid photo ID, and the original Department of Justice rejection letter with you to the livescan location that performed your original live scan application.

• You will be re-fingerprinted at no charge.

Please note: if you choose to go to a livescan location other than where your original rejected livescan was done, you may be charged the rolling fee of the new location.